Weather Records on 23 March 2010

918 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2010. Highest significance: Wickepin, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 2010

On 23 March 2010, 918 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 887 daily.
Wickepin set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 March 2010.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

918 stations

918 station records on 23 March 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wickepin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.8 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine Main Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Armadale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karragullen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jandakot Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valern	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redwing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

918 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 23 March 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 23 March 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2010

Top 20 records on 23 March 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2010	Wickepin, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Wanneroo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Goomalling, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Beverley, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Kingston, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	107 years	73 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Lake Hinds, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Ballidu, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Chazy, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Midland, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	83 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Darkan, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Steubenville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Whitehall, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Yoder 5 W, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2010	Tammin, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1796 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2010. 2010 had 918 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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Data for records on 2010-03-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	762
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1